Five Mercer Island High School soccer alumni, Corey Goeltz, Sam Miller, Ryan Hill, Josh Lee and Sean Bender, will represent their colleges in the NCAA Division III soccer tournament beginning this week in locations across the country.

Corey Goeltz, a junior goalkeeper at Pomona-Pitzer (11-8-1, 7-6-1 conference) started 12 of 18 matches for the Sagehens, who qualified by winning the SCIAC Tournament championship. The Sagehens will face Univ. Wisconsin-LaCrosse in a first-round match on Saturday in Bloomington, Illinois.

Sam Miller, a junior at Haverford College (16-3-0, 9-0-0 conference), is the starting goalkeeper for the Fords. Selected twice this season as Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week, Miller started in all 19 games, recording 68 saves and 9 shutouts.

Ryan Hill, a freshman at Haverford and MIHS career goal-scoring leader, appeared in all 19 matches for the Fords at striker and attacking center mid. Hill notched 4 goals during the regular season.

The Fords are riding a program-record 14-game winning streak, are ranked #12 in the NSCAA coaches poll and #1 in the Mid-Atlantic Region. They are one of three teams in the tournament to receive a first-round bye and will host the winner of Washington & Lee vs. Methodist on Nov. 15th.

Josh Lee, a junior midfielder for Kenyon College, started in all 18 games, scoring 1 goal and 4 assists as the Lords (17-1, 8-1 conference) won their second straight NCAC Conference title. The Lords are ranked #8 in NSCAA coaches poll. Kenyon hosts Westminster (PA) on Nov. 14th.

Sean Bender, a freshman at Whitworth College, appeared in 14 of 18 regular season matches for the Pirates (16-1-1, 12-1-1 conference) at forward and defense. Whitworth is ranked #9 in the NSCAA coaches poll and clinched its second consecutive Northwest Conference title last Sunday. Whitworth travels to Texas for its first round match against Redlands on Nov. 14th.

Fans can watch live streams of the matches by visiting each school’s athletic website.